Security Council extends authorization for security support mission in Haiti

Representatives vote on a draft resolution during a UN Security Council meeting at the UN headquarters in New York, on Sept. 30, 2024. The UN Security Council on Monday adopted a resolution renewing for one year the authorization for member states to deploy a Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission to help Haiti re-establish security and build conditions conducive to holding free and fair elections in the country. (Manuel Elias/UN Photo/Handout via Xinhua)
UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) — The UN Security Council on Monday adopted a resolution renewing for one year the authorization for member states to deploy a Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission to help Haiti re-establish security and build conditions conducive to holding free and fair elections in the country.
By unanimously adopting Resolution 2751 (2024), the Security Council extended the authorization for the Kenya-led mission in Haiti, and urged the MSS mission to speed up its deployment and called on all nations to provide additional voluntary contributions and support.
The mission was authorized last October to assist Haiti’s beleaguered police force. Led by Kenya, it currently has around 410 police officers on the ground and is expected to grow to around 2,500.
The renewal comes as the mission tries to curb rampant gang violence, enable an environment conducive to aid delivery, and create conditions for free and fair elections.
Speaking at the General Debate of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly last Thursday, Haiti’s transitional President Edgard Leblanc Fils warned that his country faces an “unprecedented security crisis.”
“Citizens are living in fear of even moving about freely or going to school, particularly around the capital Port-au-Prince,” he said. ■